WE'BIZ Talk "How to build a unicorn from scratch in Europe?"

Área

Anje

Horário

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Local

Porto - Sede Nacional da ANJE (Rua Paulo da Gama)

ENG | GENERAL INFORMATION

"How to build a unicorn from scratch in Europe?" will be the theme of the next session of WE'BIZ TALKS. The initiative will take place at ANJE headquarters, in Porto, on the next 19 April (2:30 pm - 4:00 pm). Chris Wade (Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures) is the special guest of this session focused in the European ecosystem, especially on the United Kingdom market. The business model of a VC, successful cases (as Zoopla, startup that made an IPO of 1B£) and the good practices to make your business explode and expand in the ecosystem are themes in the agenda. The conversation will be moderated by Felipe Ávila da Costa, co-founder at Infraspeak and former UPTEC Startup Accelerator Program Manager.

Entrepreneurs and CEO will be able to clarify their doubts about the UK market, global expansion and will get many useful insights from speakers to build a successful team, get access to capital and mentorship. WE'BIZ Talks are sessions scheduled by ANJE - National Young Entrepreneurs Association that aim to provide relevant knowledge for entrepreneurs and CEO of SME by inviting mentors, investors, entrepreneurs or VC´s with proofs in the global market.

CHRIS WADE

Chris Wade is Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures and has a huge professional background related to startups. The speaker is a former director of Venture Capital Unit at UK Trade & Investment and former Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First. Chris Wade has successfully invested in, built and exited numerous early stage companies, creating value through strong strategic alliances with blue-chip corporates in Europe, Asia and North America. Actually, the speaker is performing in an entity with a tight relation with the Portuguese ecosystem, once that Octopus Ventures has invested in Uniplaces, one of the scale-ups standing out in the Portuguese entrepreneurship scene.